First Name OSWALD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • OSWALD is ranked as the 3279th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,755.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.49 people named OSWALD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 80% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named OSWALD is 1,645.

First Names OSWALD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,755 +/-5.1%
  • National Rank 3,279
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,645
  • National Rank 6,413
  • Percentile Rank 93.07%
  • Proportion/100k 0.52

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name OSWALD is 63.9% White, 14.1% Hispanic origin, 16.7% Black, 2.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name OSWALD have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native, Hispanic origin, Asian or Pacific Islander.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name OSWALD is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name OSWALD

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 63.9% 63.9% 0.0%
Hispanic origin 14.1% 16.3% -2.2%
Black 16.7% 12.3% 4.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.6% 4.9% -2.3%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named OSWALD is New York where 835 people have this name.
  • New York is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named OSWALD, as 4.23 in every 100,000 New Yorkers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • New York is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 72 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Colorado (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 41 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names OSWALD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 142 1.1 93.1% Indiana 16 0.25 74.6% Iowa 22 0.72 85.1% Kansas 21 0.73 73.7% Michigan 77 0.78 94.1% Minnesota 70 1.28 92.8% Missouri 20 0.67 76.4% Nebraska 13 0.7 65.3% North Dakota 16 2.17 62.5% Ohio 27 0.24 81.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 101 1.75 93.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name OSWALD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 142 1.1 93.1%
Indiana 16 0.25 74.6%
Iowa 22 0.72 85.1%
Kansas 21 0.73 73.7%
Michigan 77 0.78 94.1%
Minnesota 70 1.28 92.8%
Missouri 20 0.67 76.4%
Nebraska 13 0.7 65.3%
North Dakota 16 2.17 62.5%
Ohio 27 0.24 81.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 101 1.75 93.9%
West State Statistics First-Names OSWALD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 78.2% California 451 1.16 96.5% Colorado 7 0.13 41.1% Hawaii 12 0.85 65.9% Idaho 16 0.96 64.5% Montana 8 0.77 42.5% Nevada 28 0.97 75.6% New Mexico 20 0.94 66.2% Oregon 22 0.55 73.7% Utah 8 0.28 41.9% Washington 58 0.82 90.6% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name OSWALD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 78.2%
California 451 1.16 96.5%
Colorado 7 0.13 41.1%
Hawaii 12 0.85 65.9%
Idaho 16 0.96 64.5%
Montana 8 0.77 42.5%
Nevada 28 0.97 75.6%
New Mexico 20 0.94 66.2%
Oregon 22 0.55 73.7%
Utah 8 0.28 41.9%
Washington 58 0.82 90.6%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names OSWALD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 86.3% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 49 0.72 81.6% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 156 1.75 92.3% New York 835 4.23 98.2% Pennsylvania 125 0.98 92.9% Rhode Island 9 0.86 42.7% Vermont 8 1.25 64.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name OSWALD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 86.3%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 49 0.72 81.6%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 156 1.75 92.3%
New York 835 4.23 98.2%
Pennsylvania 125 0.98 92.9%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 42.7%
Vermont 8 1.25 64.6%
South State Statistics First-Names OSWALD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 80.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 42.3% Delaware 11 1.14 77.9% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.6% Florida 744 3.74 98.3% Georgia 120 1.19 93.2% Kentucky 26 0.59 78.9% Louisiana 121 2.59 91.8% Maryland 97 1.63 92.8% Mississippi 20 0.67 76.4% North Carolina 124 1.25 95.0% Oklahoma 7 0.18 42.0% South Carolina 31 0.64 82.6% Tennessee 26 0.39 82.3% Texas 302 1.12 96.5% Virginia 79 0.94 90.3% West Virginia 9 0.49 44.2%

South States
State stats for the first name OSWALD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 80.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 42.3%
Delaware 11 1.14 77.9%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.6%
Florida 744 3.74 98.3%
Georgia 120 1.19 93.2%
Kentucky 26 0.59 78.9%
Louisiana 121 2.59 91.8%
Maryland 97 1.63 92.8%
Mississippi 20 0.67 76.4%
North Carolina 124 1.25 95.0%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 42.0%
South Carolina 31 0.64 82.6%
Tennessee 26 0.39 82.3%
Texas 302 1.12 96.5%
Virginia 79 0.94 90.3%
West Virginia 9 0.49 44.2%
 

Full Names with OSWALD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have OSWALD as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named OSWALD.

The most popular full name is OSWALD Brown. 1.07% of all the people named OSWALD have this family name.

There are 799 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name OSWALD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 OSWALD Brown 1.07%
2 OSWALD Johnson 0.78%
3 OSWALD Thomas 0.78%
4 OSWALD Wilson 0.78%
5 OSWALD Anderson 0.59%
6 OSWALD Allen 0.49%
7 OSWALD Bailey 0.49%
8 OSWALD Gordon 0.49%
9 OSWALD Jones 0.49%
10 OSWALD Lee 0.49%
11 OSWALD Smith 0.49%
12 OSWALD Taylor 0.49%
13 OSWALD Cole 0.39%
14 OSWALD Cruz 0.39%
15 OSWALD George 0.39%
16 OSWALD Grant 0.39%
17 OSWALD Henry 0.39%
18 OSWALD King 0.39%
19 OSWALD Lewis 0.39%
20 OSWALD Lopez 0.39%

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